RuntimeHelpers.IsReferenceOrContainsReferences<T> Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Runtime.CompilerServices

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

RuntimeHelpers.CoreCLR.cs

Returns a value that indicates whether the specified type is a reference type or a value type that contains references or by-refs.

public:
generic <typename T>
 static bool IsReferenceOrContainsReferences();

public static bool IsReferenceOrContainsReferences<T> ();

static member IsReferenceOrContainsReferences : unit -> bool

Public Shared Function IsReferenceOrContainsReferences(Of T) () As Boolean

Type Parameters

T

The type.

Returns

Boolean

true if the given type is a reference type or a value type that contains references or by-refs; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Prior to .NET 9, this API doesn't support types that can contain by-refs.